What is it then..

Real,

Everything that I have now,

Could-be-real,

Everything that I look forward to,

What is it then,

That went past,

That stayed behind,

Choosing so..

Mirage I call,

What I see ahead,

What is it then,

That I left behind,

Choosing so,

Or maybe not..

Encumbered with the present,

Lurching forward,

What is it then,

That I carry from the past,

Choosing so?

Certainly not..

Gamut of answers,

To each of the queries,

Individualised,

Yet the summing up,

Is very similar,

Verisimilar,

Illusion.